I loved playing Mechwarrior on Windows 95! There used to be a 1/35 kit of teh MADCAT but it looked a bit crude.

The 1/35 Horizon vinyl kit of the Mad Cat isn't too bad; I have one here that I'm modifying the legs. Even better is the 1/60 Armorcast resin kits of the Mad Cat and Vulture, along with their optional weapons pods. Both the Horizon and Armorcast offerings can reach high prices really fast on eBay. I was fortunate that our IPMS Ottawa president is my best friend from high school, and gave me his Horizon kit when he found out I was into BattleTech. Gingie, if you're going to CAPCON 2015, you'll see all three there.

I dabbled in Macross, Robotech, Gundam and Votom Armored Troopers a very long time ago. I never really got on board with it unfortunately. Some of it was appealing due to the VF-1 Valkyrie being an aircraft/space craft plus a human controlled war machine. The Gundam mobile weapons also appealed to me but not to the point that I could stay interested. I still like some aspects from all of these and some of the Gundam figures and vehicles in 1:35th scale do keep me interested but not enough to add to my kit stash.

So it looks like we need to start a topic on the Macross/Robotech Universe where these things can be discussed at length.

Some on-line resources for all things related to the Macross, Robotech, Gundam Universe:

I have been corresponding with a maker at Shapeways by the name of Vladimir that has a lot of Robotech/Macross model accessories in various scales and one of the models he offers is called the TMM 201 missile in 1:60th scale which apparently is intended for a line of Macross/Robotech VF-1 Valkyrie models from DX Toys. I asked Vladimir if he would be so kind as to scale the model up to 1:72nd and 1:48th scale. He did honor my request and now in addition to the original 1:60th scale TMM 201 model there are now TMM 201 missile shapes for the 1:72nd and 1:48th scale Macross/Robotech kits plus anyone that has wanted a unique what-if weapon this is for you.

This model caught my eye because it is not a traditional missile shape and has some rather stealthy features. It is rather plain but I would expect that from a weapon that needs a low RCS. The weapon is about 15.0' in length which puts it in the same size range as the AIM-7 Sparrow and the AIM-120 AMRAAM weapons and that means you can tart up pretty much any F-14, F-15, F18, etc., with a not so standard missile shape just to be different.

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"Every day we hear about new studies 'revealing' what should have been obvious to sentient beings for generations; 'Research shows wolverines don't like to be teased" -- Jonah Goldberg

Some of which are making their way onto a modified Halcyon Aliens dropship, along with some brutishSov/Russian ordnance from a Zvezda set. The ship'll be pink in honour of Greg Ewald and the nose-art/namewill reference Ann Magnuson.

Forget about his bow and arrows- why wait until that sparrow has done his deed when I can just bury him right now 'cause I'm sick and tired of hearing why he wants to have his way with the cock robin!?